Be Ez
When you’re hungry for something mind blowing…
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “Everything's over the top.”
Something deliciously messy…
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “Everything is melty, gooey, cheesy, sticky.”
Then you just need to Be Ez.
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “If you want crazy, you've come to the right place.”
Be Ez is the latest culinary concept from Spiros Stogiannis, who’s made a name for himself serving over the top eats at his restaurant Easy Pie in Revere. Now he’s opened Be Ez in Lawrence, a fast casual spot where the craveability and creativity continue.
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “What we do here is hyper creative comfort food, we focus on Smash burgers, crispy chicken sandwiches, flatbread pizzas, amazing char dogs. Very, very creative salads and appetizers.”
It’s all served in a cool ground floor spot, inside the historic Everett Mills in Lawrence.
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “These are old mill buildings, they’re about 100 years old. And this building that we're standing in right now was a textile mill. It's the scene of the Bread and Roses strike that took place 100 years ago. So it's a very historic building. So you'll see like the old cobblestone floor when you walk in, all the brick on the walls all original brick from the from the old historic Everett Mill.”
And while the space is rich with history, Spiros hopes the food he’s serving here makes a little history of its own.
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “Every single thing that we offer we go into it with a with a creative mindset. From the name to the ingredients to the way that we put it together. We don't think inside the box. We're outside the box thinkers, and everything comes from a creative perspective first.”
The Be Ez menu is filled with eye-popping eats, especially when it comes to burgers. Like the Law-Town’s Finest, a two-patty stack topped with bacon, barbecue sauce, and spicy waffle fries, all dripping with jalapeno queso.
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “It's a medley of flavors that come together really nicely. That jalapeno queso, which is like nice, ooey, gooey cheese. It blends really, really well with the James River barbecue sauce, which is typically on a roast beef sandwich. But when you mix those two flavors together, it's unparalleled.”
For another cheesy treat, check out the top selling Kraft-Matic Burger.
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “Messy, cheesy, bacon filled. It has mac and cheese, bacon, chipotle mayonnaise. The combination is nothing short of heaven.”
And these burgers aren’t just about the toppings, because the patties here are cooked in a uniquely delicious way.
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “We've created somewhat of a hybrid Smashburger. So it's a smash char burger. And what it does is it really encapsulates the flavor and the seer of the flat top. But then what we do is we finish it off on a char grill, and it gives it that amazing char aroma. So you're getting kind of the best of both worlds with these burgers.”
Of course if you’re serving a great burger, it makes sense to also grill up some awesome hot dogs, like the Junkyard Dog.
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “We feature an amazing char dog called the Junkyard Dog. We're using a quarter pound all beef frank that gets literally seared and charred in the flame. It has house made chili on it. It has fresh diced onions, Monterey Jack cheese, and this monstrous brioche lobster roll on it that also gets buttered and seared on the flat. I mean, it's this gargantuan hot dog, but it has this like backyard barbecue vibe because of the char, it's just the perfect combination of flavors.”
The flatbreads at Be Ez are definitely worth heading to Lawrence for, especially if you order the one named after the city itself.
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “The Mill City Flatbread is something that we named after the city of Lawrence, which is historically known as a mill city. It has our signature pizza sauce on it. It has fresh Italian sweet sausage, bacon, onions, cup and char pepperoni and then we top it off with a hot honey.”
Another one you’ll want to spend a few bucks on is the Buffalo Nickel.
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “The Buffalo Nickel flatbread is the perfect combination of spice and flavor. It has a buffalo sauce infused pizza sauce. It has crispy buffalo chicken on it. It has our signature shredded mozzarella cheese, and it's drizzled with a blue cheese drizzle.”
Rounding out the menu are hearty salads, piled high tacos, loaded waffle fries, overstuffed subs, and the insta-worthy Cluck My Life Chicken Sandwich.
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “Cluck My Life is a thin pounded out crispy chicken sandwich. It has maple syrup, and it's sandwiched between two Belgian waffles. Sweet and savory. The waffle is a next level waffle, it has pearl sugar in it. So every bite you get this pop of this sweet pearl sugar, and then you get the crisp of the chicken and the syrup. You've had chicken and waffles before but never at a level like this.”
And there are few places cranking up the creativity like they do here, which is why you need to make a bee-line to Be Ez.
Spiros Stogiannis – Chef/Owner, Be Ez: “If you want to support a small local business that provides crazy insane creative comfort food, you like burgers, you like hot dogs, you like salads, you like pizza, Be Ez is the place to come.”
